Meet our Staff

Krystle tenBrink

Krystle is one of our co-founders of the Squamish Food Policy Council. She began working on food initiatives with the Squamish CAN (Climate Action Network) in 2010, which included establishing the Squamish Food Charter, the development of the CAN Grow Community Garden's and Mamquam Edible School Yard (MESY). Krystle also works at Quest University Canada as the Manager of Residence Life and is a Director with Squamish CAN. When not at work or volunteering, Krystle enjoys exploring the backcountry by means of split boarding, rock climbing, and mountain biking with her husband, Scott. Krystle also enjoys edible gardening, relaxing with her cats, people connecting, travelling, and reading historical non-fiction.

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​Contact Krystle:E: Krystletenbrink@gmail.com C: 604 562 0446

Michalina Hunter

Michi is a co-founder of the Squamish Food Policy Council. She started working on environmental and food initiatives in Squamish at Quest University in 2011 via the Student Representative Council, EcoQuest Club, community garden, and founding the Beekeeping Club. She became involved with Squamish CAN's board and food initiatives in 2015, including helping with adoption of the Squamish Food Charter, managing the Garibaldi Community Garden and Mamquam Elementary School Garden (MESY), and initiating the Squamish Seed Library and annual Seedy Sunday event. Michi also works as a beekeeper and educator with Green Bee Honey, a sustainable beekeeping business her and her partner started in 2015. When she's not working on food policy or beekeeping, you can find her foraging, fermenting, gardening, or playing with her pup Niska.

Contact Michi:E: michalinahunter@gmail.com

Past Contributors

Ariel Leger

Ariel is a 4th year Student at Quest University Canada who joined up with the Food Policy Council March 2017. He completed his Quest experiential learning credits with us helping map food and farm resources in the Sea to Sky Corridor, through both the Food Asset Map and Young Agrarian's U-Map. Ariel is a permaculture designer, gardener, farmer, and ecologist. He is passionate about whole systems, how they function, and how we can make them more resilient and just.